ROUBAIX, France (VN) — Katie Compton (Trek Cyclocross Collective) rebounded from a pair of crashes and a broken spoke to win the Roubaix round of the World Cup on Sunday.
Sanne Van Paassen (Rabobank) was in front after the first lap, which saw World Cup leader Compton crash on a slick descent in a tangle with Sanne Cant (Veldritacademie Enertherm-BKCP), who needed attention from the race medics. She was still down the next time the field rode through.
With five to go Van Paassen had a commanding lead of some 14 seconds. But as the race progressed, Compton worked her way into second and began closing on the leader — only to crash once again on the slick right-hand descent.
No matter. Going into bell lap she had recovered and was just four seconds behind Van Paassen. At the barriers the two were together, and Compton took the front following a short sand pit.
Van Paassen wouldn’t quit — she took point once again on a stretch of tarmac leading into the gooey bits and up a long staircase run. But Compton rode past her on one of the slick descents as Van Paassen got off to run, and that was that — the World Cup leader had a three-second advantage going around the Roubaix velodrome, and by the time she was on the track Van Paassen was racing for second.
She got it, with Jasmin Achermann (Rapha-Focus) third.
Editor’s note: Stay tuned for more from Roubaix.
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